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tom costello city on the phonst. one of the major questions from the ntsb member is what was the engineer doing in the last 24 hours, 48 hours as well. historically, and i know you've covered more of these things than you care to recall, historically, how often is this something caused by human error and how often is this something caused by some sort of technical glitch, if you will? >> i would say a couple of things to answer that question. we have seen this repeatedly. in new york, the engineer admitted he zoned out. in the crash outside of philadelphia, 15 or 16 months ago, he can't recall what happened but apparently lost situational awareness. lost his ability to know and remember where he was on the track at that moment. in the case of the transit california crash, 20 some people dead. the engineer was distracted by his cell phone texting some teenagers just prior to the accident. in those cases and in fact all of these recent cases, we have got operator error. we've got a situation where they're simply not pa
tom costello city on the phonst. one of the major questions from the ntsb member is what was the engineer doing in the last 24 hours, 48 hours as well. historically, and i know you've covered more of these things than you care to recall, historically, how often is this something caused by human error and how often is this something caused by some sort of technical glitch, if you will? >> i would say a couple of things to answer that question. we have seen this repeatedly. in new york, the...
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i want to bring in tom costello right now. tom, of course, covers transportation for nbc news, msnbc. tom's on the way to the scene. tom, at this point, again, preliminary reports suggesting this was some sort of accident. that this was something, perhaps, caused by operator error. you made a point earlier that, i think, perhaps bears repeating. scenes like this, train accidents in this country seem to be more commonplace than they were a few years ago. is that the case? >> i he don't know if they're more commonplace but i think it's worth noting we've had some high-profile cases over the last ten years or so resulting in quite a few deaths. in every case, the lack of positive train control ended up being a contributing factor. according to the ntsb, in fact, would have prevented the accident had it been in place. we know on this particular line of track going into hoboken station, that's a concern sources close to the investigation tell me that, in fact, they have recovered surveillance camera video from inside the train stat
i want to bring in tom costello right now. tom, of course, covers transportation for nbc news, msnbc. tom's on the way to the scene. tom, at this point, again, preliminary reports suggesting this was some sort of accident. that this was something, perhaps, caused by operator error. you made a point earlier that, i think, perhaps bears repeating. scenes like this, train accidents in this country seem to be more commonplace than they were a few years ago. is that the case? >> i he don't...
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>> tom costello in washington. >>> we turn to the deadly streets of chicago. where a surge in shootings and homicides this year has made headlines across the nation. after repeated calls to boost the size of the police force, mayor rahm emanual's administration announced a major hiring plan to put more uniforms out in force. >> what do we want? >> peace. >> another murder, fresh tears in chicago. 15-year-old demetrius griffin found dead in the trash on the city's violence-plagued west side, his body, badly burned, no one under arrest. >> i need somebody, you know something. please come forward. >> griffin's death adds to the workload of a police department stretched thin in a city that has seen a dramatic surge in
>> tom costello in washington. >>> we turn to the deadly streets of chicago. where a surge in shootings and homicides this year has made headlines across the nation. after repeated calls to boost the size of the police force, mayor rahm emanual's administration announced a major hiring plan to put more uniforms out in force. >> what do we want? >> peace. >> another murder, fresh tears in chicago. 15-year-old demetrius griffin found dead in the trash on the...
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tom costello reporting. the blast caused major damage to the space-x launch pad. that could seriously impact the upcoming satellite launch schedule. it's also a concern because it's the same type of rocket that will be used on future -manned- missions. an oil refinery tanker caught the driver was going to fill up his tanker when a tire on the truck blew out.the driver pulled over and tried to extinguish the fire. it's unclear what caused the blaze but firefighters believe a brake or wheel bearing caused friction-- which ignited the flames.no one was injured. more news now--former stanford university student brock turner walked out of the santa clara jail in california this morning.he only served three months of a six month sentence conscious woman. ting an released under a california law that gives inmates credit for time served. the case drew national attention after judge aaron persky sentenced turner to six months for three counts of felony sexual assault. the victim impact statement went viral and a campaign to have the judge recalled is still underway. for th
tom costello reporting. the blast caused major damage to the space-x launch pad. that could seriously impact the upcoming satellite launch schedule. it's also a concern because it's the same type of rocket that will be used on future -manned- missions. an oil refinery tanker caught the driver was going to fill up his tanker when a tire on the truck blew out.the driver pulled over and tried to extinguish the fire. it's unclear what caused the blaze but firefighters believe a brake or wheel...
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costello reporting. >>> fast forwarded today. a new jersey police officer will visit a local grade school to thank students for their cards and well wishes. he was hit in his bulletproof vest during a moments before ahmad rahami was injured. >>> jacoby brissett may make history. you are watching "early today," it will be a big story. ay," it will be a big story. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. seconds after carving, we not only seal every slice, we double seal it. the results are something to savor. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. [ crowd noise ] whoa. [ gears stopping ] when your pain reliever stops working, but just one aleve has the strength to stop pain for 12 hours. tylenol and advil can quit after 6. so live your whole day, not part... >>> good morning, in a "today" exclusive, down with priscilla chance and facebook founder mark zuckerberg to describe the new 3 billion spread. >>> a major data breach story developing right now, cnbc cane
costello reporting. >>> fast forwarded today. a new jersey police officer will visit a local grade school to thank students for their cards and well wishes. he was hit in his bulletproof vest during a moments before ahmad rahami was injured. >>> jacoby brissett may make history. you are watching "early today," it will be a big story. ay," it will be a big story. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor...
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nbc's tom costello has more. >> she may be senator man chinchin's daughter. >> have you five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan pharmaceuticals is accused of driving up the price from under $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they've raised the prices, to get filthy rich at the expeps of our constituents. >> we've worked diligently and invested to make epipens more available. >> reporter: in seattle, julie brown says the price hike puts it out of reach for families that need it. >> i've heard numerous stories of people bo have chosen to go without an auto injector at all because they couldn't afford one. hundreds of millions redesigning the pen, on the hymn, more skepticism. >> they drive back to their mansions and your private jets and laugh all the way to the bank. >> reporter: but even after a public shaming, american families will still be left paying the price. >> nbc's tom costello reporting. >>> fast forwarded today. a new jersey police officer will visit a local grade school to thank students for their cards and well wishes. he was hit in his
nbc's tom costello has more. >> she may be senator man chinchin's daughter. >> have you five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan pharmaceuticals is accused of driving up the price from under $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they've raised the prices, to get filthy rich at the expeps of our constituents. >> we've worked diligently and invested to make epipens more available. >> reporter: in seattle, julie brown says the...
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costello brings us details. >> reporter: it was fraud on a scale that matched the size and influence of the world's largest bank. wells fargo employees opened roughly 1.5 million bank accounts and applied for more than half a million credit cards that in many cases the customers never requested or agreed to. thousands of employees were in on it. motivated, say regulators, by promises of higher -- your account without your knowledge. that might have cost you fees, rewards fees, late fees, overdraft charges, and the like. >>> wells fargo has been hit with $185 million in total fines, including the biggest ever by the consumer financial protection bureau. it was the city of los angeles that originally sued wells fargo. now wells is paying l.a. $50 million in fines. >> if i were a consumer in this case, i would be outraged if my bank opened an accnt told me. >> reporter: wells fargo told nbc news it has fired 5,300 employees over the past five years. in a statement saying "we regret and take responsibility for any instances where customers may have received a product that they did not re
costello brings us details. >> reporter: it was fraud on a scale that matched the size and influence of the world's largest bank. wells fargo employees opened roughly 1.5 million bank accounts and applied for more than half a million credit cards that in many cases the customers never requested or agreed to. thousands of employees were in on it. motivated, say regulators, by promises of higher -- your account without your knowledge. that might have cost you fees, rewards fees, late fees,...
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tom costello, nbc news, minneapolis. we're back in a moment >>> a massive sink hole discovered in florida is raising serious safety concerns. it's about 45 feet across with depths unknown. officials say it allowed over 200 million gallons of radioactive water from a fertilizer plant to the company maintains surrounding areas are not at risk. >>> the wait is over for apple customers. the new iphone 7 hit stores today with the traditional lines wrapping around the block. but if you didn't ?d preorder, you may be out of luck. the new version has controversial changes including getting rid of the controversial headphone jack. >>> the u.n. got star power today from amal clooney, who was on hand to support one merad who survives isis captivity. she was named a goodwill ambassador for the u.n. today and also a nobel peace prize today. amal sits down with her as clooney opens up about her biggest case ever, taking isis to court. that's monday on >> making a difference is brought to you by the makers of non-drawsy claire tin. joi
tom costello, nbc news, minneapolis. we're back in a moment >>> a massive sink hole discovered in florida is raising serious safety concerns. it's about 45 feet across with depths unknown. officials say it allowed over 200 million gallons of radioactive water from a fertilizer plant to the company maintains surrounding areas are not at risk. >>> the wait is over for apple customers. the new iphone 7 hit stores today with the traditional lines wrapping around the block. but if...
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tom costello with the latest details. >> reporter: at a rural airport in west georgia today, tragedy. >> this was called in by another aircraft circling the location. >> reporter: the wreckage of two planes three people on board including a flight instructor and her passenger all killed. >> they just confirmed this is two airplanes in a mid-air collision. >> reporter: it happened when both planes were landing at a regional airport with no control tower. >> it appears one plane set down on top of another and both appear to be low wing aircraft and not seen northeast. >> reporter: today's accident just the latest in a string involing private planes. killed near the florida everglades and september 5, a collision in alaska and six in virginia. 250 general aviation planes crash every year, nearly five a week, and 417 people are killed, more than one day, so many the ntsb has put general aviation crashes on its list of most wanted improvements. gathering experts for a brainstorming session in washington. >> even good pilots >> reporter: the biggest problem 47% of crashes involve pilots los
tom costello with the latest details. >> reporter: at a rural airport in west georgia today, tragedy. >> this was called in by another aircraft circling the location. >> reporter: the wreckage of two planes three people on board including a flight instructor and her passenger all killed. >> they just confirmed this is two airplanes in a mid-air collision. >> reporter: it happened when both planes were landing at a regional airport with no control tower. >> it...
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tom costello, as always, thank you very much. the ntsb has officially launched a go team to get to that scene. >> so once again, a chaotic scene in hoboken, new jersey, across the river from new york city. three dead, perhaps as many as a hundred injured. we'll return you to "today." made fish oil. because i trust their quality. they were the first to have a product verified by usp. an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. nature made. don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. flonase gives you more complete allergy relief. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance. flonase controls 6. and six is greater than one. flonase changes everything. ? well? i love it. this piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "oh, i have to have it..." is it suede? it's suede. i love suede. state farm knows that every one those moments, there's one of these... is piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "i have to have it..." is
tom costello, as always, thank you very much. the ntsb has officially launched a go team to get to that scene. >> so once again, a chaotic scene in hoboken, new jersey, across the river from new york city. three dead, perhaps as many as a hundred injured. we'll return you to "today." made fish oil. because i trust their quality. they were the first to have a product verified by usp. an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. nature made. don't let...
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nbc's tom costello with more now. >> take a seat. i said take a seat, sir. >> i don't want to take a seat. >> august 2nd, an intoxicated passenger gets physical with a pilot and flight attendant. >> you don't put your hands on my flight attendant. >> march 10, an all-out brawl involving five passengers over loud music. july 2014, a canadian s.w.a.t. team storms a plane after an angry passenger makes threats. >> today, a group of world airlines reported 1500 more air rage incidents last year alone. nearly 11,000 cases worldwide. that's one for every 1200 flights. while the majority involve >> this is the number one issue that we face when we come to work every single day. >> the problem, say flight attendants. >> our aircraft are fuller than ever, the conditions that lead to an air rage incident are higher than ever. and there's fewer of us to be able to deescalate the situation. >> no surprise, drugs and alcohol were a factor in a quarter of all air rage cases. and post-9/11 pilots very often choose to divert to the nearest airport f
nbc's tom costello with more now. >> take a seat. i said take a seat, sir. >> i don't want to take a seat. >> august 2nd, an intoxicated passenger gets physical with a pilot and flight attendant. >> you don't put your hands on my flight attendant. >> march 10, an all-out brawl involving five passengers over loud music. july 2014, a canadian s.w.a.t. team storms a plane after an angry passenger makes threats. >> today, a group of world airlines reported 1500...
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tom costello has more. manchin's daughter, but heather found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan accused of driving up the price from $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raise the prices. their reason being, i believe, to get filthy rich at the expense of our invested to enhance epi-pen and make it more available. >> in seattle, uwe.r. doc says the price hikes have put the pens out of reach for families who need it. >> i heard numerous stories of people who have actually chosen to go without an auto injector because they couldn't afford one. >> mylan insists it spent redesigning the pen. >> they'll fly back to their private mansions in jets and laugh all the way. >> families will still be left paying the price. >> tom costello reporting. >> fast forwarding today. new jersey police officer angel padilla will visit a grade school to thank students for their cards and well wishes. he was hit in his bullet proof vest by ahmad
tom costello has more. manchin's daughter, but heather found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan accused of driving up the price from $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raise the prices. their reason being, i believe, to get filthy rich at the expense of our invested to enhance epi-pen and make it more available. >> in seattle, uwe.r. doc says the price hikes have put the pens out of...
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>> tom costello in washington. >>> we turn to the deadly streets of chicago. where a surge in shootings and homicides this year has made headlines across the nation. after repeated calls to boost the size of the police force, mayor rahm emanual's administration announced a major hiring plan to put more uniforms out in force. >> what do we want? >> peace. >> another murder, fresh tears in chicago. 15-year-old demetrius griffin found dead in the trash on the city's violence-plagued west side, his body, badly burned, no one under arrest. >> i need somebody, you know something. please come forward. >> griffin's death adds to the workload of a police department stretched thin in a city that has seen a dramatic surge in murders this year alone, 511 homicides, more than but just 105 arrests, about one in five. a crime-solving rate that puts chicago well behind the national average. >> simple fact is, we have to do better. >> so today, a hiring plan. adding nearly 1,000 positions, including some 500 police officers over the next two years. lori lightfoot heads the cit
>> tom costello in washington. >>> we turn to the deadly streets of chicago. where a surge in shootings and homicides this year has made headlines across the nation. after repeated calls to boost the size of the police force, mayor rahm emanual's administration announced a major hiring plan to put more uniforms out in force. >> what do we want? >> peace. >> another murder, fresh tears in chicago. 15-year-old demetrius griffin found dead in the trash on the...
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here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it a massive explosion just after 9:00 a.m., an unmanned spacex falcon 9 rocket launched in a giant fireball that the company says started in the upper stage oxygen tank. >> evacuating complex 41, but it's south of 41. >> wow. it's still going. >> reporter: the explosion so big witnesses could see and feel it miles away, even caught on weather radar. >> it's a rocket that blew up a pretty knockous smoke plume heading out towards the beach. >> temporarily closing down the beach. >> reporter: amazingly no one was injured. it happened during an engine test fire. on saturday the rocket was supposed to launch an israeli communications satellite into orbit from which facebook planned to beam home internet access to africa. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg today saying he was deeply disappointed by the launch failure. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: it's not the first billionaire elon musk. it has suffered a series of setbacks but also tremendous success, launching cargo resupply missions to the space station. the falcon 9 rocket launched today was the sa
here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it a massive explosion just after 9:00 a.m., an unmanned spacex falcon 9 rocket launched in a giant fireball that the company says started in the upper stage oxygen tank. >> evacuating complex 41, but it's south of 41. >> wow. it's still going. >> reporter: the explosion so big witnesses could see and feel it miles away, even caught on weather radar. >> it's a rocket that blew up a pretty knockous smoke plume heading out...
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>> tom costello. politics now. and donald trump under fire for several comments he made last night in our nbc news commander in chief forum. including what he claims happened in his classified intelligence briefings. hillary clinton coming out swinging on that front, but also playing defense herself. we have it all covered for you starting with nbc's hallie jackson. >> i was opposed to the war from the beginning. >> reporter: clinging to his claim he never wanted the iraq war, donald trump at his education speech last night. >> i was totally against the war in iraq. >> reporter: but there's no evidence trump opposed from it the start. here he is before the war began. >> are you for invading iraq? >> yeah, i guess so. >> reporter: for trump, more fallout after just 24 minutes in our forum, multiple controversies like this comment about the intelligence officials who recently briefed him. >> i am pretty good with the body language. i could tell they were not happy. our leaders did not follow what they were recommendi
>> tom costello. politics now. and donald trump under fire for several comments he made last night in our nbc news commander in chief forum. including what he claims happened in his classified intelligence briefings. hillary clinton coming out swinging on that front, but also playing defense herself. we have it all covered for you starting with nbc's hallie jackson. >> i was opposed to the war from the beginning. >> reporter: clinging to his claim he never wanted the iraq war,...
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here's nbc's tom costello. manson's daughter, but today heather bresch found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years, that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan pharmaceuticals accused of driving up the price of epipens from under $100, to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raise the prices. get filthy rich at the expense of our constituents. >> we've worked diligently and enhanced to make epipen more available. >> new allegations, "u.s.a. today" reporting that heather bresch's mother, the wife of senator joe manchin leaded the lobby effort to get epipens in all schools nationwide. gail manchin was the head of the state boards of education. she tells nbc news my only concern and motivation was and always will be how we can protect as many children possible. but mylan insists it wasn't the only provider of epipens and provided many schools with free pens. meanwhile in seattle, uw pediatric er doc julie brown says the price hikes have put the pen out of reach for families who need
here's nbc's tom costello. manson's daughter, but today heather bresch found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years, that earned nearly $300 million. >> mylan pharmaceuticals accused of driving up the price of epipens from under $100, to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raise the prices. get filthy rich at the expense of our constituents. >> we've worked diligently and enhanced to make epipen more available. >> new allegations,...
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i also want to bring in tom costello. he covers tns happens is the ntsb, they send teams there quickly? >> reporter: that is right, immediate concern is evacuating all of the injured, treating the injured and trying to determine what happened. this will become a federal railroad investigation as you suggested and then the ntsb in cooperation with the federal railroad association. one big concern is this train and this system have positive our initial suggestion from a federal authorities is there is no positive train control. you may remember you and i could have had 18 months ago that occurred on a stretch of track and the train derailed in an excessive speed. it's essentially an oumt u all breaking system. it breaks the train if the engineer fales to do so as the train approaches the course, zone or slow down zone and in philadelphia, we have 200 plus injured and eight dead. we are hoping that we don't have anywhere near that scenario here. but the immediate concern that federal radio authorities have had for years is t
i also want to bring in tom costello. he covers tns happens is the ntsb, they send teams there quickly? >> reporter: that is right, immediate concern is evacuating all of the injured, treating the injured and trying to determine what happened. this will become a federal railroad investigation as you suggested and then the ntsb in cooperation with the federal railroad association. one big concern is this train and this system have positive our initial suggestion from a federal authorities...
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>> tom costello tonight, thank you. >>> an air force pilot was killed today when a spy plane crashed in northern california. a second crew member was injured when both ejected after something went wrong during a training mission aboard the surveillance plane. it crashed some 50 miles north of sacramento. investigation. >>> turning overseas to the growing anger over the attack on humanitarian aid trucks that killed more than 20 people in syria. late tonight, a white house spokesperson saying the u.s. is holding russia responsible. and today the u.n. suspending all aid convoys in that country after that attack west of aleppo. we get more from nbc's bill neely inside syria. >> reporter: in a brutal war, a new low. the food for 78,000 people targeted. aid workers, then rescuers, killed. it was hit near aleppo, just 30 minutes after the ceasefire ended. this rescuer blamingim helicopters. the u.n. says the convoy was clearly marked. >> if this attack was deliberate, it could well account -- it could well amount to a war crime. >> reporter: russia says it didn't do it, nor did syrian aircr
>> tom costello tonight, thank you. >>> an air force pilot was killed today when a spy plane crashed in northern california. a second crew member was injured when both ejected after something went wrong during a training mission aboard the surveillance plane. it crashed some 50 miles north of sacramento. investigation. >>> turning overseas to the growing anger over the attack on humanitarian aid trucks that killed more than 20 people in syria. late tonight, a white house...
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tom costello covering the investigation, just getting started. hi, tom. good morning. >> hi, savannah. one big question is going to be yet again, why is it that a major commuter rail line in this country does not have positive train control. it does not have it on the new jersey transit system. that's an automatic braking system. the ntsb has been calling on it for 40 years for various system in place and yet we have seen multiple accidents in the past ten years in which train systems did not have the ptc in place and people died as a result. chatsworth, california, more than 20 people die. same thing in philadelphia. eight people die. four people died in the bronx several years ago. this train came barreling into hoboken station, apparently did station. and the other question is what about the alerter system, the dead man alerter system? it literally requires the engineer to tap a button every 20 to 30 seconds and if he doesn't, it should automatically slow down. was that system working? as the train approached hoboken station, or was it disengaged here?
tom costello covering the investigation, just getting started. hi, tom. good morning. >> hi, savannah. one big question is going to be yet again, why is it that a major commuter rail line in this country does not have positive train control. it does not have it on the new jersey transit system. that's an automatic braking system. the ntsb has been calling on it for 40 years for various system in place and yet we have seen multiple accidents in the past ten years in which train systems did...
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tom costello has more. >> take a seat. i said take a seat, sir. >> i don't want to take a seat. >> reporter: august 2nd, an intoxicated passenger gets physical with a pilot and flight attendant. march 10th, an all-out brawl involving five passengers over loud music. july 2014, a canadian s.w.a.t. team storms a plane after an angry passenger makes threats. a group of world airlines nearly 11,000 cases world wide. that's 1 for every 1200 flights. while the majority involved verbal abuse, 11% got physical. >> this is the number one issue we face when we come to work every day. >> the problem, say flight attendants. >> our aircraft are fuller than ever, the conditions that lead to an air rage incident are higher than ever, and there's fewer of us to de-escalate the situation. >> reporter: drugs and alcohol were a factor in a quarter of all air rage cases. and post-9/11, pilots very often choose to divert to the nearest airport for police help. >> i am a captain who has had to make that decision before, and the consequences to
tom costello has more. >> take a seat. i said take a seat, sir. >> i don't want to take a seat. >> reporter: august 2nd, an intoxicated passenger gets physical with a pilot and flight attendant. march 10th, an all-out brawl involving five passengers over loud music. july 2014, a canadian s.w.a.t. team storms a plane after an angry passenger makes threats. a group of world airlines nearly 11,000 cases world wide. that's 1 for every 1200 flights. while the majority involved...
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here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: on the ground in ireland, united flight 880 met by ambulance crews and medics tending to injured in the terminal. it was early in the morning when the bowing 767 ran into trouble over the atlantic. without warning, violent turbulence. >> a very huge drop in altitude, one right after the other. >> reporter: with at least a dozen people injured the pilots diverted to shannon, ireland. >> we just want to confirm the aircraft is norm and you're not are no control problems. >> there are a number of people waiting for you. >> reporter: while on the ground they tweeted emergency landing in ireland, a few people had broken bones. others described the scene on board. >> it was like one of those "star trek" episodes, you go through a field of rocks in the space and banging against evyt things. >> most of them that weren't buckled in, they hit the roof, the ceiling. there was one next to me that hit the floor and some injuries due to that. >> reporter: turbulence is not uncommon. in may, severe turbulence forced a flight to make an emergency landing in in
here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: on the ground in ireland, united flight 880 met by ambulance crews and medics tending to injured in the terminal. it was early in the morning when the bowing 767 ran into trouble over the atlantic. without warning, violent turbulence. >> a very huge drop in altitude, one right after the other. >> reporter: with at least a dozen people injured the pilots diverted to shannon, ireland. >> we just want to confirm the aircraft is norm...
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tom costello, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> we're back in a moment with why some lining up for the new iphone 7 might be awfully disappointed tonight. e lining up for the new iphone 7 might be awfully it was an idea. a wild "what-if." so scientists went to work. they examined 87 different protein structures and worked for 12 long years. there were thousands of patient volunteers and the hope of millions. and so after it became a medicine, someone who couldn't be cured, could be. me. it's easy to love your laxative... ...when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases, and softens to unblock naturally. so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicor
tom costello, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> we're back in a moment with why some lining up for the new iphone 7 might be awfully disappointed tonight. e lining up for the new iphone 7 might be awfully it was an idea. a wild "what-if." so scientists went to work. they examined 87 different protein structures and worked for 12 long years. there were thousands of patient volunteers and the hope of millions. and so after it became a medicine, someone who couldn't be cured, could be....
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yoy your personal data from them, but as tom costello explains, it's very easy for the next owner to recover it all. >> reporter: the last time you upgraded to a new computer, did you first take a drill to the old computer's memory? because if you thought just deleting all those bank and tax forms, credit cards, passwords, photos and e-mails was enough, think again. >> delete doesn't mean gone. so if you just delete files from it's still there. >> reporter: to prove it, the recovery experts at kroll ontrack had me delete from my computers personal photos, mock financial information and passwords. then send a computer and hard drive off to their lab in minneapolis. but recovering all that data was as easy as downloading free software from the internet. >> in all honesty, it was really easy. yep, didn't take very long at all. it was a matter of hours and we had access to all your data. >> we created this bank statement. it's not real. >> and it was there for the taking. we have your bank statement, your bank account numbers, how much money you have. >> reporter: it's a big problem. kro
yoy your personal data from them, but as tom costello explains, it's very easy for the next owner to recover it all. >> reporter: the last time you upgraded to a new computer, did you first take a drill to the old computer's memory? because if you thought just deleting all those bank and tax forms, credit cards, passwords, photos and e-mails was enough, think again. >> delete doesn't mean gone. so if you just delete files from it's still there. >> reporter: to prove it, the...
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here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: she may be senator joe manchin's daughter but today heather bresch found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> reporter: mylan pharmaceuticals accused of driving up the price of epipens from under $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raised the prices, the reason being, i believe, to get filthy rich at the expends of our constituents. >> we worked diligently and invested to enhance epipen and make it more available. >> reporter: today new allegations, "usa today" reporting heather's movie, the wife of senator joe manchin helped to get epipens in school. at the time she was head of the national association of state boards of education. in a statement she tells nbc news, my only concern and motivation was and always will be how we can protect as many children as possible. mylan insists it wasn't the only provider of epinephrine injectors, and actually provided many schools with free pens. in seattle, a peet trick doctor julie brown says the price hikes have put the pens
here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: she may be senator joe manchin's daughter but today heather bresch found few friends on capitol hill. >> you have five executives in five years that earned nearly $300 million. >> reporter: mylan pharmaceuticals accused of driving up the price of epipens from under $100 to more than $600 in ten years. >> they raised the prices, the reason being, i believe, to get filthy rich at the expends of our constituents. >> we worked...
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here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the drug treatment paula bennett receives every eight weeks for her crohn's disease should require a $30 insurance co-pay. >> i'm not paying that. i'm making money. >> reporter: making money because she's treated at this new hampshire clinic rather than a more expensive hospital nearby. >> i get $500 every time i go in for the treatment. >> reporter: they pay you $500? >> they pay me, because the savings is that substantial for the insurance company. >> reporter: very substantial. the treatment costs $4,000 at the clinic, $40,000 at the hospital. it's called smart shopper, used by a small but growing number of employers and insurers to drive down medical costs by giving patients a cut of the savings on standard treatments and surgeries. fr replacements to mris. not cancer, not heart surgery. in miami, gall bladder surgery can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $19,000 depending on the facility. yet both are highly rated. >> if i choose to have my gall bladder removed here, which is cheaper option, you're going to send me a check for 150 bucks because of
here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the drug treatment paula bennett receives every eight weeks for her crohn's disease should require a $30 insurance co-pay. >> i'm not paying that. i'm making money. >> reporter: making money because she's treated at this new hampshire clinic rather than a more expensive hospital nearby. >> i get $500 every time i go in for the treatment. >> reporter: they pay you $500? >> they pay me, because the savings is that...
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here is tom costello. >> 4375. >> reporter: 6 p.m. in the salt lake city tower. full swing. at this tower a long overdue upgrade is underway that could mean faster flights and fewer delays. >> turn right. >> >> reporter: phasing out the rapid-clipped radio chatter between pilots and controllers discussing flight traffic, weather, and replaced with text file transfers to the >> we hit enter wait for the response. >> reporter: what has been a 15 to 20 minute process cut to just seconds. >> rather than me having to manually type and enter the information after listening to it. i can uplink this into our flight management computer and modify the route. >> reporter: the flight route automatically transferred to the flight deck through a system called data con. reducing the risk for year, 50 airplanes should have data com as part of the faa's next-gen roll out allowing for faster routing around traffic congestion and severe weather. >> it reduces comptroller workload. enables us to expedite flights more quickly and safely. >> reporter: there's the added benefit of cutting the fuel
here is tom costello. >> 4375. >> reporter: 6 p.m. in the salt lake city tower. full swing. at this tower a long overdue upgrade is underway that could mean faster flights and fewer delays. >> turn right. >> >> reporter: phasing out the rapid-clipped radio chatter between pilots and controllers discussing flight traffic, weather, and replaced with text file transfers to the >> we hit enter wait for the response. >> reporter: what has been a 15 to 20...